Sentences with phrase «shot on the basketball»

Balancing training is a very important in all sports because all athletic movement relies on the body's ability to stay centered, producing the maximal potential for movement, whether it is to sprint down the soccer or football field or pulling up for a 20 - foot jump shot on the basketball court.

It's like making shot after shot on the basketball court so as to accumulate a winning number of points.

Not exact matches

Madeleine Wilford, a 17 - year - old junior and player on Stoneman Douglas» girls basketball team, was shot three times, the bullets piercing her chest, torso and right arm.

(CNN)-- A Jewish high school basketball team that had opted out of a shot at a Texas state championship because it refused to play on the Sabbath will now get that shot, after a playoff game was rescheduled on Thursday.

CNN: Playoff game rescheduled for Jewish basketball team that refused to play on Sabbath A Jewish high school basketball team that had opted out of a shot at a Texas state championship because it refused to play on the Sabbath will now get that shot, after a playoff game was rescheduled on Thursday.

You can break basketball up into a bunch of events — from a free throw contest, to a ball - handling contest, to a dunk contest — but every player on the floor has to know how to dribble, pass, defend, and shoot.

He was signed by Ole Miss Coach Roy Stinnett on Dec. 10, 1967, between the semifinals and finals of a basketball tournament («Coach Stinnett was refereeing the tournament,» says Archie, «and I must have shot 50 free throws that day»).

This is offense - first basketball with a heavy emphasis on taking the most efficient shots possible.

After a two - month layoff from basketball this summer due to surgery on his shooting hand, Jones was so eager to begin the new season that he telephoned his teammates a month before the start of training camp and asked them to join him at the Hornets» practice facility.

If you're looking for more of a basketball answer than «shit happens,» the late season offensive struggles were predicated on Angola going into a bad shooting slump, and some combination of ACC teams being very familiar with Mann's driving game and him losing his explosiveness to injuries.

On Friday against Kansas, Buke played 44 minutes, had 23 points with 10 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, AND he hit one of the most clutch shots in Michigan basketball history.

Columbia shooting guard Grant Mullins is expected to make a decision sometime this week on where he'll play his final year of college basketball, CuseNation is reporting.

Basketball is a game that depends on shot making; if no one is taking the shot, you're guaranteed to lose.

That play came after Pachulia had put up one of the worst looking shots you'll ever see on a basketball court, which ended up being an airball.

He's not ready to do any basketball activities yet other than he's done some light shooting and that type of thing.He's working on his conditioning.

Taylor and his fellow competitors, coaches, and shooting enthusiasts are hopeful that their young sport can gain even more traction and continue to grow while establishing trap shooting as a respected high school sport on level with football, baseball / softball, basketball, and soccer.

I'm just not that sold on their playmaking and I'm really worried about their shooting for this to be any more than just a bad basketball team with a lopsided roster.

It actually seems bizarre that he wouldn't try to, given that he says he's the «father of two daughters, one of whom plays basketball and is working on her crossover and can shoot from outside in 3rd grade.»

We see it in other sports too (for example, basketball players hone in on shooting skills when athleticism to get to the basket begins to wane).

On June 8, 2015, the NCAA formally voted to reduce the shot clock from 35 - seconds to 30 - seconds, and it became obvious that this change would have dramatic ramifications for college basketball bettors.

We get Jim to drive up with the kids and all that, and we have a basketball hoop in the front yard in the driveway and we were going to play a little game with the kids and we just started shooting around and next thing you know it was a 4 - on - 4 game.

«I know my shot wasn't falling and I was definitely frustrated by that, but just had to keep playing and just keep trying to run basketball plays each possession and cheer my guys on and encourage the team.»

While most of the college basketball - consuming public was getting caught up in Trae Young mania, Ayton was regularly terrorizing Pac - 12 frontcourts with his interior scoring and voracious glass - cleaning — including when he dropped 28 points on 11 - of - 15 shooting with 18 rebounds and four blocks at Oregon the day after a report tied him to a six - figure payment to secure his signing with Arizona.

Maybe Alford, who only shot 38.4 % from the field last year, should take up soccer instead of playing for his father on the basketball team.

In a July 28 pool play game against Emerald City Basketball Academy Swish Black of Seattle, Miyahara set a Cagers Blue club record with 10 3's (on 10 of 13 shooting).

At age eight Bill tries basketball, makes his first hoop on his very first shot — a heave from midcourt — and soon he is really playing.

Just this morning, July 22, the Huntington Herald - Dispatch has one story on a Thundering Herd fullback shot in the leg outside a nightclub downtown and another story on a former Marshall basketball player being sentenced to 10 years for drug trafficking.

Imagine a basketball team with 5 elite athletes that are bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic than their opponents, but their coach has them walk the ball up the court and milk the shot clock on nearly every possession — ignoring most opportunities for quick, fast - break baskets.

Nearly a soul in the gym was rooting for his team, nor wanted to see Jamal Hartwell II, a quietly confident 6 - foot senior on the L.A. Fairfax basketball team, knock down another big shot.

Think about the power needed to jump high for a dunk in basketball, to swing a baseball bat, to increase agility & sprint speed, to accelerate mid-sprint to catch up to someone in soccer, to hit someone as hard as possible in football, to shoot from the hips in wrestling, to swing a racket or golf club, and the list could go on and on.

On June 8, 2015, the NCAA formally voted to reduce the length of the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds, and it was immediately clear this would have major ramifications for college basketball...

On June 8, 2015, the NCAA formally voted to reduce the length of the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds, and it was immediately clear this would have major ramifications for college basketball bettors.

Joakim Noah, playing inspired basketball after being benched noticeably in the loss to Memphis on Saturday, had a season - high six blocked shots and a game - high 13 rebounds in 35 minutes.

Marquette's Three Point Barrage: The Marquette Golden Eagles enter the Big East Tournament as the best three - point shooting team in Division I basketball, shooting 43.0 percent on the year.

After a few more challenges, including an Instagram recognition game and a shooting test whereby they had to kick the ball into a basketball net, it was almost time for the players to depart, but not before they'd spoken a little more about on - pitch matters.

Lindy McDonald is a driven, scrappy point guard, shooting guard and power forward so it's no surprise her first concussion happened on the basketball court.

He also talks about the pick - up basketball games he used to play on his tennis courts, insisting the president had «an incredible outside shot... from the top of the key, he was incredible.»

The shooting comes after 4 - year - old Lloyd Morgan was struck and killed by a stray bullet Sunday night when a shootout erupted during a memorial basketball tournament on the Forest Houses basketball court in the Morrisania section of The Bronx.

«Someone wearing a green shirt, we have on film a lime green shirt, took out a gun, shot four people in the vicinity of the basketball court, one of them being a player, and chased another individual across the street and shot that individual.»

On Saturday, his son, Alex, won the Safe Haven Basketball League skills competition on the Upper West Side as a result of his deadly 3 - point shoOn Saturday, his son, Alex, won the Safe Haven Basketball League skills competition on the Upper West Side as a result of his deadly 3 - point shoon the Upper West Side as a result of his deadly 3 - point shot.

He may not see very many basketball players in his classroom, but Creighton University physics professor Gintaras Duda, Ph.D., says they are instinctual physicists because of what it takes to make the perfect shot on the court, particularly the 3 - pointer.

Similarly, those who are genetically inclined to depression or obesity may be more likely to spend their free time watching TV in the family room rather than shooting hoops on the basketball court.

I spent every day in the gym getting fitter and stronger and on the basketball court improving my shot and ball handling and training with my team.

Phil was a student at Rainer Beach High School, where he played as shooting guard on the varsity basketball team.

Mount Saint Joseph University freshman Lauren Hill hasn't let cancer get in the way of shooting hoops, and the NCAA is helping her reach her ultimate fitness goal: to play one game on her Ohio college's basketball team.

I enjoy playing and watching basketball & football, talking on the phone, playing cards, attempting to shoot pool, bowling, skating, swimming, reading, surfing the net, shopping, listening to music & just relaxing.

On my free time you can catch me at a basketball game, fishing, shooting range, cooking / baking..

Run deep, custom analysis on years of official NBA data for NBA A Wake County jury indicted a 23 - year - old Raleigh man Tuesday for first degree murder in the August shooting death of a former Shaw University basketball

Anthony (Taylor John Smith) is a standout player on his high school's basketball team with everything going for him: a killer three - point shot, a loving girlfriend (Zazie Beetz) and a chance at a scholarship to Cornell.

... on realizing he liked telling stories after writing a play to cope with a tragedy in which a boy on his high - school basketball team was shot and killed.